It's my final day of Guest Hosting this week for the syndicated Peter B. Collins Show! Can't think of any better day than Friday the 13th!

We've had a blast, so far. So please join us for one last outing, this week, being the media from within the mainstream belly of the beast. (Yes, we've been BradCasting out of the Clear Channel building, from the studios of KTLK AM1150 in Los Angeles.) We're back today from 3p - 6p PT (6p - 9p ET), and hope you'll join us by tuning in, streaming in, blogging in, throughout the show.

Join us! Listen live on the air, or via the Internets, and call in with your questions at 888-5-PeterB (888-573-8372)! Or post your questions here in this Open Show Thread and I'll try to keep my eye on 'em while on the air!

POST-SHOW UPDATE: Thanks for a great week y'all! Especially to Peter for letting me sit in and ruin his show. I always enjoy doing so.

Hey Brad - can you or John comment on a report in a Pittsburgh, PA. (i think) paper a few weeks ago linked to by John in his DVN - right b4 he went fishing. The report stated that only 10% of the voters in the Ohio primary who had the opportunity to use paper ballots did so. 90% went for the machines. Man if thats true, thats depressing! OH yeah Brad, I know you know but b4 you go on air, its pArry not pErry!

On Wednesday, Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in which he claimed that China, in cooperation with the Cuban government, is drilling for oil “60 miles off the coast of Florida.” .....

It’s a talking point favored by the right wing. Cheney was quoting conservative columnist George Will, who wrote on June 6 that China is drilling “60 miles off Florida,” “closer to South Florida than U.S. companies are.” The same day Cheney spoke, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) wrote that Castro was allowing drilling “45 miles from the Florida keys.” Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) have also raised the specter....

...After his claim was thoroughly debunked in the press, Cheney acknowledged that he had, in fact, lied in his speech, though his statement today offered no apology and issued only a half-hearted backtrack of his original claim:

It is our understanding that, although Cuba has leased out exploration blocks 60 miles off the coast of southern Florida, which is closer than American firms are allowed to operate in that area, no Chinese firm is drilling there.

Democrat Senator Conrad has admitted taking special favors from Countrywide while minorities across the country are losing their homes. Where is the story?

Right here, all over the MSM. If you need any further help using Google, let me know.

If I have anything that I can add to the story, I will let you know. But until then, as with Sen. Ted Stevens of AK, and the recent Abramoff/George W. Bush disclosures, and countless other scandals, when I don't have anything to add to the discussion and/or when my voice isn't needed to add noise to an under-reported issue, I don't cover it.

I'm just one guy. But if you care to donate enough for me to hire a second reporter, I'll be sure to have them check in with you once a week to get your opinion on what you think they should cover!

Until then, you're welcome for the use of my blog. Hope you'll continue to enjoy it! And for free, nonetheless!